Producing: Matt Bloyd (Vantage Entertainment)

Matt Bloyd is a seasoned performer whose dynamic voice and magnetic presence have earned him stages and studio time alongside music legends—Lady Gaga, U2, Billie Eilish, David Foster. He's a vocalists' vocalist, and his presence commands any room he enters.

For his competition single Slay, produced through Vantage Entertainment, the focus was clarity. With a vocalist of Matt's caliber, the job is simple: let the voice shine. I mixed and mastered with transparent tuning and minimal arrangement adjustments, resisting the urge to over-produce. Slight EQ work and arrangement considerations served one purpose—making sure his vocal performance was front and center, unobstructed and powerful. Sometimes the best production is the one listeners never notice, because they're too captivated by the artist.